Information for students

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building is located on the City campus, Broadway, in the Peter Johnson Building (Building 6) on Harris Street.

The Building 6 Student Centre provides information and assistance to coursework students who have inquiries and concerns about student and course administration. The student centre coordinates a wide range of activities including enrolment, production and distribution of class timetables, identification of potential graduands, the processing of student leave applications, special consideration and variation of programs. The centre also assists with interpretation of University rules and regulations, and provides various forms for students.

The Research Degrees Administrator provides similar assistance to postgraduate research students.

Location, contacts and inquiries

Student Administration Unit

The Building 6 Student Centre is located on level 4 of the Peter Johnson Building (Building 6). It is responsible for a broad range of activities including admission, enrolment, graduation, timetabling, course information and promotion, and student progression matters. The centre is committed to providing a high standard of service to students and staff.

Hours

9am–5pm Monday to Friday (except Wednesday); 12pm–5pm Wednesday.

These hours are extended during the first weeks of each semester.

Postal address

Faculty structure

The Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building administers UTS: Design, Architecture and Building courses. The faculty consists of three schools which manage both undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees: the School of Design; the School of Architecture; and the School of the Built Environment.

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building has a research culture that respects distinct intellectual areas while encouraging internal and external research partnerships.

Teaching strategies

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building's teaching strategy consists of a commitment to the creation of a learning environment where:

• students are motivated to want to learn
• students learn both in groups and independently
• students learn using a combination of theoretical and practical applications
• students adopt a scholarly approach to their studies
• students emulate practice
• students learn from feedback on exams, assignments and general performance, and
• research and writing skills are promoted.

Students learn from highly accomplished and motivated staff, student readers, workbooks and texts where appropriate.

Facilities

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building has state-of-the-art facilities including:

• a digital architecture studio and lab exclusively for Master of Digital Architecture students
• a building lab used for the construction and testing of elements used in building construction
• the Creative Image Laboratory used for teaching, workshops and general access for third and fourth year Visual Communications students
• the Design Resource Centre library of materials, which is a valuable resource for interior, industrial and furniture design students
• fashion workshops and studios created for the design and construction of garments
• a moving image production video studio
• an industrial design workshop for metalworking, woodworking, general use, plastics, welding, spray painting, materials storage, tool storage and a 3D printer
• a photography studio for small, medium and large formats; black and white, and colour film processing and printing; lighting; backdrops; and darkrooms
• 'The Hub', which is UTS: Design, Architecture and Building's state-of-the-art postgraduate computing lab, featuring a scanner and 21 dual-processor G5 Macs. The facilities are comprehensively upgraded every three years
• the Textile Print Workshop, which consists of a dye lab, a print area with two large print tables, transfer press and heat setter, a screen exposure room, a screen wash area and a drying area, and a coating area
• a digital workshop which holds two 3D printers, a laser cutter and a 3D scanner
• a motion capture laboratory which has a Vicon optical system to capture human movement by a series of cameras and then encoded as digital data. These data allow animators to produce characters with life-like movement
• UTS Gallery, which is a dedicated public gallery, presenting a rich and varied program of high quality exhibitions, educational activities and special events, which make a significant contribution to the cultural life of UTS and the wider community of Sydney.

International exchange

Studying overseas provides the opportunity to study and travel, to experience and learn from the perspectives of other cultures and open students minds to alternative thinking and a new approach to learning. Being an exchange student can offer the excitement of living in another country.

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building has exchange agreements with the following universities:

• Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Kyushu Institute of Design (Japan)
• Fachhochschule Vorarlberg GmBH (Austria)
• Fachhochschule Hannover; Fachhochschule Wiesbaden (Germany)
• Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London; Mackintosh School of Architecture; University of Brighton (UK)
• Ryerson Polytechnic University (Canada).

DABism — DAB International Student Mentor Program

Entering a university for the first time can be a daunting and at times confusing experience. For international students, the first year in a new university and a new country is a time of adaptation socially, culturally and academically. So UTS: Design, Architecture and Building created DABism: an international student mentoring program.

Through this program international students benefit from the experience of students who are presently studying the same course. They can ask their mentor about the problems they had when they first started university, what subjects are good to pick, or projects within subjects, and generally get a run down on the course they have chosen to study.

Cross-faculty course

The Master of Animation (C04212) is a cross-faculty course incorporating the teaching strengths of the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building; the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; and the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.